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...Lebanon is a sore point; 49% of the people questioned in last week's Times/CBS poll wanted them brought home, vs. only 35% in October. "If Lebanon is in no better shape during the campaign than it is today, that could be a real problem," says Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt, Reagan's close friend and chairman of his campaign committee. Laxalt adds, "We have told Reagan that as we travel around the country, we find people are nervous about a new cold war. They don't like it when the two superpowers don't talk...
...plans the pilgrimage, assuring that half the political machine will be shut down. The other half will be on hold. White House Chief of Staff James Baker, a Texan and a Cowboys nut, is weakening. He may attend along with Michael Deaver, another of the Reagan triumvirate. Senator Paul Laxalt heads south, and so does Cabinet Officer William Brock, the President's trade expert. Watergate Judge John J. Sirica will be under Cooke's wing, loving the thunder on the turf and delighted he won't have to make a single call all day. Restaurateur Duke Zeibert...
When the rumor of Baker's departure surfaced at an owners' meeting in Nashville, some political pros took it as a sign that Reagan might not seek a second term. Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt, who heads the Reagan re-election effort, quickly reasserted that the President would declare his candidacy in late January, and stressed that Baker was "vital to the re-election effort. He's a hell of a lot more important than [Campaign Director] Ed Rollins or myself...
...until he feels the moment is right to go on prime-time television with a speech kicking off his campaign. With his flair for the dramatic, Reagan would like to keep some element of suspense until then. "It is perfectly appropriate that he have a little wiggle room," says Laxalt. But Laxalt, who will be the campaign chairman, is not expecting a change of heart. "In football terms," he says, "this candidacy is on the six-inch line." Says a senior aide: "The announcement will be just a media event...
...requires that a potential candidate either authorize or disavow a campaign committee within 15 days. That period can be extended to as long as 30 days if the candidate delays responding. Reagan at first wanted to take advantage of this time and allow Laxalt's committee to begin work without official sanction. "I wasn't comfortable with that," said Laxalt. "I felt if we were going to move ahead, let's do it in a straightforward fashion and not be cute about it." He told the President on Thursday he wanted explicit authorization to get under...